Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-17, 00:55

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by UltimateElectronic

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I've got a TNT2 M64 floating around and someone has a Socket 370 ASUS motherboard (I think it's a CUSL2, based on the photos) they're going to give to me which has a Pentium III 866. I know that the TNT2 M64 was more of a budget card in comparison to the TNT2 but apparently the difference in …

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Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-17, 00:55

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by UltimateElectronic

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AlexZ wrote on 2022-03-14, 19:20: Riva TNT2 M64 is only good for testing unknown boards. Get GeForce 2/3/4/FX. Alright, will do. I have a couple of MX440s floating around so from what I've gathered, one of those would be a better bet.

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Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-17, 00:55

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by UltimateElectronic

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AlexZ wrote on 2022-03-14, 19:20: Riva TNT2 M64 is only good for testing unknown boards. Get GeForce 2/3/4/FX. Alright, will do. I have a couple of MX440s floating around so from what I've gathered, one of those would be a better bet.

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Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-17, 00:53

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by UltimateElectronic

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I've got a TNT2 M64 floating around and someone has a Socket 370 ASUS motherboard (I think it's a CUSL2, based on the photos) they're going to give to me which has a Pentium III 866. I know that the TNT2 M64 was more of a budget card in comparison to the TNT2 but apparently the difference in …

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nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-14, 05:13

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by UltimateElectronic

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I've got a TNT2 M64 floating around and someone has a Socket 370 ASUS motherboard (I think it's a CUSL2, based on the photos) they're going to give to me which has a Pentium III 866. I know that the TNT2 M64 was more of a budget card in comparison to the TNT2 but apparently the difference in …

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M748LMRT USB problem in Windows 98SE

Posted on 2022-03-01, 08:17

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by UltimateElectronic

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G'day all, I have a PCChips M748LMRT motherboard (slot 1 and socket 370), and the onboard USB does put out power, but I haven't actually ever been successful in getting anything plugged into it to be recognised, as in it doesn't make any difference to anything if I plug something in. I have …

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Re: SD-IDE or CF-IDE adapters - Is there any recommended model/make?

Posted on 2021-12-22, 11:16

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by UltimateElectronic

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What @paradigital said is the key issue when choosing between CF / SD options. Around here there are no SD converters available, so I ordered two from China but have not received it yet, and I honestly don't know if it will ever arrive. So in the meantime, and because for me all of this is about …

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Re: SD-IDE or CF-IDE adapters - Is there any recommended model/make?

Posted on 2021-12-22, 11:15

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by UltimateElectronic

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The thing to consider is that CF cards ARE IDE, they conform to the IDE standard which is why the adapters are usually just interface adapters rather than active converters. CF cards are designed (industrial ones anyway) to deal with the kinds of reads and writes that an OS will be performing. SD …

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QDI Titanium IB+ SpeedEasy CPU configuration

Posted on 2021-12-21, 22:24

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by UltimateElectronic

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G'day all, I've got a bit of an issue with the SpeedEasy jumper-less configuration on my motherboard. The CPU I have is a Pentium MMX 200 MHz, and setting the correct settings for it (66x3) result in reporting as running at 100 or 150MHz. Has anyone else seen this happen before and know how to …

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Re: SD-IDE or CF-IDE adapters - Is there any recommended model/make?

Posted on 2021-07-17, 07:15

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by UltimateElectronic

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Hi! Regarding CF-IDE adapters I made a similar question recently, it seems that they are relatively passive, in the sense that they deal only with the size and layout of the connectors and don 't interfere with the data and protocols, so they are rather simple and mostly either do work or don't, …

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SD-IDE or CF-IDE adapters - Is there any recommended model/make?

Posted on 2021-07-16, 08:03

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by UltimateElectronic

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Question: G'day all, is there any particular SD-IDE or CF-IDE adapter that anyone would recommend, if they're a good idea in the first place? System specs: 433MHz Intel Celeron, 192MB SDRAM, PCChips M748LMRT with an (I think) SiS 620/5595 chipset. I'm wanting to either have Win98SE or Win2k SP4 on …

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Re: M571 front panel connectors

Posted on 2021-07-08, 10:28

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by UltimateElectronic

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2021-07-08, 09:51: They worked fine for me. For reference, I used the Amptron PM9100 manual for looking up the pinouts, since it's more detailed than the generic M571 manual. You can find both manuals here: http://cwcyrix.duckdns.org/techpage/html/m1.html Ahh cool, thanks …

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M571 front panel connectors

Posted on 2021-07-08, 09:40

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by UltimateElectronic

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G'day all, has anyone else had a problem where essentially none of the front panel connectors on an M571 haven't worked? All of the ones I've tested haven't worked, which are the HDD LED and the ATX power switch with an ATX PSU. Thanks in advance! UltimateElectronicFun

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2021-07-07, 04:04

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by UltimateElectronic

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great to hear you are getting it going. Regarding ebay sourced RTC modules, just be aware it is a bit of a crapshot. You may get an RTC with years of life in it, or one that is virtually flat, you just don't know. Very true ! My last few batches bought came from Digikey and Quest Components and all …

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2021-07-07, 04:03

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by UltimateElectronic

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great to hear you are getting it going. Regarding ebay sourced RTC modules, just be aware it is a bit of a crapshot. You may get an RTC with years of life in it, or one that is virtually flat, you just don't know. Yeah, I was always somewhat aware of that, I'm trying to monitor how the system runs …

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2020-12-18, 23:42

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by UltimateElectronic

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Great news, the replacement showed up in the mail yesterday, I placed it in the newly-fitted socket, and turned the computer on, and it was indeed the lack of an RTC chip that was the problem, the computer is POSTing once again, and the chip seems to hold a charge, although we'll see how long that …

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2020-12-18, 23:38

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by UltimateElectronic

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Get new RTC modules in Australia from RS Online. https://au.rs-online.com/web/p/real-time-clocks/1898609 $20 delivered, not cheap, but they are new, and shouldn't take 3 months to turn up. Cheers mate, I'll look into one of those after the one that I bought on eBay dies. Incidentally, that showed …

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2020-12-18, 23:36

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by UltimateElectronic

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[...] Not actually entirely sure that it was NOS, I was just assuming that, given it was $2, but maybe it was a brand new one. I guess I'll have to try it in the board and see what happens. I'll probably ultimately end up getting one of the replicas that you mentioned. It could also be plain used, …

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2020-12-14, 09:28

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by UltimateElectronic

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Yeah I can echo the above, I got a replacement Dallas NOS from eBay a couple of years back. It's still working great and keeping the date & time, which is pretty amazing since I hardly ever use that PC. Ah, even more encouraging. Not sure whether to hold my breath or not with the one that I have …

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Re: Pentium 75 machine not POSTing, is the lack of a Dallas RTC the problem?

Posted on 2020-12-14, 09:26

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by UltimateElectronic

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I agree that a brand new module is the best option, however TRUE new old stock isn't terrible either. The clock doesn't run on brand new modules until it's booted for the first time so the shelf life is very long Well, that'd be encouraging, not sure if the module is NOS or brand new. Ultimately, I …

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